diff --git a/libs/fingerprint.py b/libs/fingerprint.py
index e1974bc..73ad1a2 100644
--- a/libs/fingerprint.py
+++ b/libs/fingerprint.py
@@ -107,14 +107,20 @@ class FingerprintDB:
       finally:
         fh.close()
     except Exception, ex:
-      print ex
+      logging.error(ex)
       raise FingerprintWrite("Problem writing the fingerprint to a file")
 
 
   # import fingerprint from a json file
   def importJson(self, filejson):
     """ import fingerprint from a json file """
-    self.tablesJson = self.__importJsonDBSchema(filejson)
+    (self.tablesJson, dummy) = self.__importJsonDBSchema(filejson)
+
+  #
+  def importJsonIndex(self):
+    """ import fingerprint from a json file, return the MD5 sums """
+    (dummy, dbht) = self.__importJsonDBSchema(filejson)
+    return dbht
 
   #
   def compareDB(self, filejson):
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ class FingerprintDB:
       print "ERROR: problem loading json file: " + file_json
       print e
 
-    return tables
+    return (tables, dbht)
 
 
   def __DBMD5Compare(self):
@@ -218,7 +224,7 @@ class FingerprintDB:
   def __FuzzyTable():
     return
 
-
+  #
   def __openDB(self, filein):
     conn = sqlite3.connect(filein)
     cur = conn.cursor()
@@ -234,7 +240,7 @@ class FingerprintDB:
       self.tables[newTable.name()] = newTable
     return
 
-
+  #
   def debugFingerprint(self):
     if self.tables:
       myDict = self.tables
@@ -242,15 +248,14 @@ class FingerprintDB:
       myDict = self.tablesJson
     else:
       return
-
+    #
     keys = myDict.keys()
     for key in keys:
       print "[[ TABLE: <" + key + "> ]]"
       tableDef = myDict[key]
-      #print str(tableDef.SQLstr())
       tableDef.toJSON()
 
-
+  #
   def __writeFingerprint(self, filehandle):
     ahash  = {}
     thash  = {}
@@ -260,6 +265,7 @@ class FingerprintDB:
     ahash['_file-metadata']     = mhash
     ahash['db-metadata']        = dmhash
     ahash['db-metadata-hashes'] = shash
+    ahash['db-metadata-md5']    = None
     ahash['tables']             = thash
 
     try:
@@ -283,8 +289,27 @@ class FingerprintDB:
       dmhash[table] = self.tables[table].SQLstr()
       shash[table]  = self.tables[table].sqlStrHash
 
+    ahash['db-metadata-md5'] = self.__createMD5Index(shash)
+
     json.dump(ahash, filehandle, sort_keys=True, indent=4)
 
+  #
+  def __createMD5Index(self, dbht):
+    retval = "hieeee!!!"
+    concat_str = ""
+    try:
+      bitchasskeys = dbht.keys()
+      bitchasskeys.sort()
+      for key in bitchasskeys:
+        concat_str += dbht[key]
+      m = hashlib.md5()
+      m.update(concat_str)
+      retval = m.hexdigest()      
+    except Exception, ex:
+      logging.error(ex)
+      raise FingerprintMD5("Problem creating a MD5 sum")
+    return retval
+
   #
   def setAppName(self, name):
     self.app_name = name